“Despite the backlash after Charlottesville, white supremacists and extremists across the board remain determined to disrupt communities with their messages of hate and intolerance, and this is evident in what we are expecting to see this weekend in Tennessee,” said Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO. “Hate has no place in our communities and we urge local leaders, public figures, clergy and elected officials to make their voices loud in denouncing the hate before the rallies begin.”

The protests are meant to call attention to what extremist groups refer to as the “ongoing problem of refugee resettlement in Middle Tennessee,” with a special emphasis on the Emanuel Samson church shooting. Organizers have also announced plans to protest the Trump administration’s recent decision to remove Sudan from the list of countries included in the travel ban and its failure to build a border wall.

Rally organizer The Nationalist Front is an umbrella organization that consists of neo-Nazis, traditional white supremacists, and, to a lesser degree, racist skinheads. The bulk of the attendees for the rally will be associated with the League of the South, Traditionalist Worker Party, National Socialist Movement and Vanguard America. Several small Klan groups have also indicated they will attend, along with various unaffiliated White Lives Matter activists.

ADL’s Center on Extremism estimates that Saturday’s rally could attract as many as 200 people.

ADL is the world’s leading anti-hate organization. Founded in 1913 in response to an escalating climate of anti-Semitism and bigotry, its timeless mission is to protect the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all. Today, ADL continues to fight all forms of hate with the same vigor and passion. A global leader in exposing extremism, delivering anti-bias education, and fighting hate online, ADL is the first call when acts of anti-Semitism occur. ADL’s ultimate goal is a world in which no group or individual suffers from bias, discrimination or hate.